Krishnan Thoothu

Krishnan Thoothu also known as Sri Krishnan Thoothu was a film produced by S. M. Letchumanan Chettiyar and Rajagopal Talkies in the year 1940. The film was directed by R. Prakash. This film was known famously since this was the debut Tamil film of Telugu actress Pasupuleti Kannamba.[1]

Plot

The story of the film was of the history of Lord Krishna undertaking the mission of getting justice for the Pandavas from the Kaurava King Duryodhana. Serukulathur Sama played the main role of Lord Krishna. Both N. S. Krishnan and T. A. Mathuram contributed to the film with their comedies. The debut actress P. Kannamba played the heroine role.[1]

Cast

  1. Serukulathur Sama
  2. P. Kannamba
  3. Visalur Subramania Bhagavathar
  4. Nagainallur Lakshminarayana Bhagavathar
  5. D. Balasubramaniam
  6. Sandow Natesa Pillai
  7. S. S. Mani Bhagavathar
  8. C. S. D. Singh
  9. M. A. Ganapathi Bhat
  10. N. S. Krishnan
  11. T. A. Mathuram
  12. T. S. Krishnaveni
  13. M. N. Vijayal
  14. Baby Ranga
  15. Baby Sulochana
  16. V. N. Janaki[2]

Crew

Adapted from the database of Film News Anandan[3]

  • Director: R. Prakash
  • Screenplay: Nanganallur LakshmiNarayana Bhagavathar
  • Music & Lyrics: Papanasam Sivan, Rajagopala Iyer
  • Cinematography: Kamal Ghosh

Box office

The film though well directed by R. Prakash, the drawback was with the debut heroine P. Kannamba's poor Tamil accent. She didn't knew Tamil and spoke it with a Telugu slang, which didn't go well with the Tamil audiences. So the film fared badly in the box office.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Guy, Randor (20 April 2013). "Krishnan Thoothu 1940". The Hindu. The Hindu. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Krishnan Thoothu (1940) Cast - Actor, Actress, Director, Producer, Music Director - Cinestaan". Cinestaan.
  3. ↑ Film News Anandan (23 October 2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [History of Landmark Tamil Films] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivakami Publishers. Archived from the original on 10 November 2017.
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